BURY actress Gemma Atkinson's latest role saw her help launch a new gym at the site of the old Granada studios in Manchester.

Gemma, currently starring in Emmerdale, was one of the guests at the Ultimate Performance Fitness event on Sunday.

She cut the ribbon along with gym owner Nick Mitchell and Coronation Street actress Cath Tyldesley.

Other guests included Lorna Bancroft from Heart FM, TV star Lucy-Jo Hudson, Coronation Street actresses Katie McGlynn and Tisha Merry, model Charlotte Dawson, X Factor contestant Josh Daniels, and Leonna Mayor, ex-jockey, eventer and model.

Nick Mitchell is a British celebrity trainer, bestselling fitness author and the founder of the only international personal training business in the world.